Grain and hay derrick and carrier



(No Model.) 3 SheetsSheet 1. T. B. ELLIOTT.

GRAIN AND HAY DERRICK AND GARRIER.

No. 310,263. Patented Jan. 6,1885.

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3 T T O I L L E R T GRAIN AND HAY DERRICK AND CARRIER.

Patented Jan.6,1885.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. T. B. ELLIOTT. GRAIN AND HAY DERRIGK AND CARRIER.

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GRAIN AND HAY DERRICK AND CARRlER.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,263, dated January 6, 1885.

Appiicatinn filed September 9, L st. No model To all whom. it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, THOMAS B. ELLIOTT, of Kemper, Jersey county, Illinois, have made a new and useful Improvement in Grain and Hay Derricks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of one of the supports of the carrier-rope and as when in use; Fig. 2, a view in perspective of the support folded; Fig. 3, an edge elevation of the auxiliary support; Fig. 4-, a side elevation of the auxiliary support folded; Fig. 5, a view in perspective of the derrick as when used for stacking, the carrier-rope being supported at its lower level; Fig. 6, a View in perspective of the derrick as in destacking, the carrierrope being supported at its upper level and the auxiliary support being used; Fig. 7, a detail, being a side elevation of the hook to which the carrier-rope when used at its lower level is attached, the beam supporting the hook being in section; Fig. 8, a detail, being a view of one of the hinges used in hinging the upright of the carrier-ropesupport to the base of the support, the hinge being in side elevation, and the beams to which it is at tached being in cross-section; Fig. 9, a detail, being a side elevation of the upper end of the support; Fig. 10, a detail, being a view in perspective of the outer end of the base of the support; Fig. 11, a cross-section of the clamp used in forming the eye at the end of the carrier-rope; Fig. 12, a detail, being a side elevation showing folded the leg used in bracing the support upright; Fig. 13, an edge elevation of the lower end of one of thelegs of the auxiliary support; Fig. 14, a view in perspective of the derrick and the improved carrier; 15, a sideelevation of the carrier as when carrying; Fig. 16, a side elevation of the carrier as when dumped; and Fig. 17 an elevation of the carrier, the view being at right angles to that of Figs. 15 and 16.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

The present invention relates to the construction of the carrier-rope supports, to the mode of attaching the carrier-rope to the supports and tightening it thereupon, to the auxiliary support, and to various minor features, hereinafter designated, and specified in the claims.

A A, Figs. 1, 2, 5, (3, 11, represent the carrier-rope supports. The supports are substantially similar, the only difference being that one. A, of them is in practice generally slightly higher than the other, A, to cause the carrier to move more readily in one direction. The support consists, mainly, of two similar parts, a and a, which are triangular in outline and hinged together at a a One, a, of the parts serves as the base of the support, and the other, a, constitutes the upright of the support. XVhen the support is to be used, the upright is turned upward on its hinges a (1? into the position shown in Fig. 1, and when the support is to be taken down, as when it is desired to transfer the derrick to another locality, the upright is turned downward upon its hinges and the parts a a are folded together, as represented in Fig. 2, in which shape the support is compact and capable of being readily transferred from place to place. The hinges a are preferably in the form of a strap, (6*, Figs. 1, S, which passes around the crossbar a of the upright, and at its end is, by means of the pin (1 fastened to the cross bar a. of the base. By withdrawing the pins a the two parts of the support can be detached from each other. In raising and lowering the upright the leg a which is pivoted to the upright at a and whose lower end rests upon the ground, is of material assistance in supporting the upright at its various angles of inclination. When the support is folded, the leg is also folded, and secured by means of the pin (a, as shown in Figs. 2, 12. The outer end of the base of the support is adapted to be secured to the ground, as follows: A plate, B, is fastened to the base a, and is provided with the chains 1) Z). Pins 0 C, preferably in the form of screw-pins, and having a head, c, pass through a link or ring, Z), of the chains, and into the ground D. The head of the pin prevents the chain from becoming detached from the pin, and the base is thus anchored to the ground, and to remove the support A the pins. 0 0 must first be withdrawn from the ground. The bolt Z)", used in securing the plate B to the base, is preferably provided with an eye, I), for the purpose of utilizing the bolt as the means for connecting the chain E to the base. The chain E serves to tie the upper end of the upright a to the base when the support is being used. For this purpose the chain can extend from the base to the upright, so as to IOC connect with the latter either at its top to the hook or at a point below its top to the hook a. It is essential that the chain be constructed so that in length'it caube adapted to suit the various distances between the outer end of the base and the points of connection with the upright, and also that it be so made that after the chain hasbeen connected at its ends with the base and upright, respectively, it can be shortened and lengthened. To these ends the chain is made in sections 6 c, which are jointed together, and one of the sections is composed of short links e, any one of which can be hooked to the adjoining section, as seen in Figs. 5, 6, and to enable the chain to be tightened or loosened after its ends are attached the swivel e is introduced into it at some convenient point therein, substantially as shown, and by operating the swivel in the ordinary manner the chain is shortened or lengthened as desired.

To form the derrick the two supports A and A are set up facing each other, as represented in Figs. 5, 6, and the carrier-ropcFis stretched upon them, as follows: The carrier-rope is first strung from one upright to the opposite one, and the two uprights brought into an approximate position. One or both of the chains E E are then shortened by means of the swivels, and the carrier-rope in consequence is drawn taut. The carrier-rope is attached to the supports, preferably as shown in Figs. 5, 6, 11th at is, the endfof the rope is passed and returned through a clamp, G, forming an eye, f, which is hooked onto the hook f on the upright. The clamp G is formed by means of two blocks, 9 g, which inclose t-he bend of the rope, and are connected and drawn together by means of the bolt 9, which, when properly tightened, causes the blocks to bind the rope sufficiently to hold it from slipping from them. In Fig. 5 the carrier-rope is shown stretched low down, as when a stack is beginning to be built. After the stack increases in height the carrier-rope can be supported at a higher level, as in Fig. 6. In this last-named view the opera tion of destacking is illustrated. The auxiliary support H, Figs. 6, 3, 4, 13, is used in this connection. This support consists of a pair of legs, 7L h, pivoted together at h, and capable of being opened apart, as in Fig. 6, or closed together, as in Fig. 4. The support is used to prop up the carrier-rope immediately above that part of the stack I which is being removed. The legs, as seen in Figs. 3 and 6, more distinctly, are adapted to be shortened and lengthened, the upper part of the leg being adapted to be adjusted longitudinally upon the lower part of the leg, and when adjusted to be secured by means of the pin it.

Any of the many forms of carriers can be used with the derrick. The carrier shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is of the ordinary type. The form J (shown in Figs. 14, 15, 16, 17) is the one preferably used in stacking wheat.

K represents an ordinary header-box, such as is used in heading grain. A canvas or net-work, j, and of the shape substantially as shown in Figs. 14, 15, 17, is placed in the boX, and the grain from the header (not shown) is dropped upon it. A frame consisting of the crossed arms jj is by means of the hooks j" engaging in the eyes f, attached to the canvas. The framejj, by means of the slingj, is suspended from the traveler L. The traveler and the rope M for operating it are used in the customary manner, and by means thereof the canvas carrying the grain is lifted from the header-box into the position shown in Figs. 14, 15, 17.

After the carrier has been elevated it is transferred to above the spot where it is desired to stack the grain. Two of the hooks used in supporting the canvas are attached to or made part of a lever, f, which is journaled upon the frame jj, say to the bar 7', which is attached to the frame, and above the bar j has fastened to it the rope j By pulling the rope the lever is tilted, and its hooks thereby disengaged from the canvas eyes, whereupon the canvas drops into the position shown in Fig. 16, and its contents are deposited.

The supports A A are kept apart by means of suitable stakes driven into the ground at the inner side of the support.

I claim 1. The combination of the supports A A and the carrienrope F, said supports consisting of the parts a a, hinged together at a a, and the tie E, adapted to be tightened and loosened, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the parts a a, hinged V 7 together at a a", and the leg a", substantially as described.

3. The combination of the support A, the plate B, the chains 1) I), and the pins 0 0, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the parts a a, hinged together at a a, and the swiveled tie E, substantially as described.

5. The auxiliary support H, the same consisting of the legs h h, pivoted together and adapted to be lengthened and shortened, substantially as described.

(3. The combination of the rope F, the support A, and the clamp G, said clamp consisting of the blocks 9 and the clamping-bolt g, substantially as described.

7. The combination of the supports A A, constructed as described, the rope F, and the carrier J, substantially as described.

8. The combination of the supports A A, the rope F, the canvas j, the frame jj, the slingj, and the trip j j substantially as described.

\Vitncss my hand this 7th day of August, 1885.

THOMAS B. ELLIOTT.

\Vitnesses:

C. D. MOODY, J. \V. Hons. 

